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Anthony Horowitz
Diamond Brothers
Meet the Diamond Brothers, a detective duo of varying competence. This humorous mystery series follows the older, clueless private investigator Tim Diamond and his smarter younger brother Nick as they stumble through cases. Expect clever plots and plenty of laughs in these middle-grade adventures.
The books are best read in publication order to follow the development of the characters and their detective agency, starting with "The Falcon's Malteser." While each mystery is self-contained, there are recurring gags and character dynamics that build over time.
The first book in the series, "The Falcon's Malteser," was adapted into a film titled "Just Ask for Diamond" in 1988. There have also been radio adaptations of several books.
While the Diamond Brothers series is a standalone humorous mystery series, Anthony Horowitz is also known for his more serious young adult thrillers like the Alex Rider series. Readers who enjoy his wit in the Diamond Brothers books might appreciate the clever plotting in his other works, though the tone is quite different.